Nanoscience Comprehensive Major-Biology Emphasis, 77-79 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 300101

This is an interdisciplinary major in conjunction with the Department of Natural Sciences and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Three emphasis areas are available: Nanoscience Biology, Nanoscience Chemistry, and Nanoscience Physics.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Nanoscale Science Core Courses (51-53 hours)

BIOL 04106 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04107 - Principles of Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 04310 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04350 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24116 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24117 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24342 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24343 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25110 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3 AND
PHYS 25111 - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
PHYS 25120 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4 AND
PHYS 25121 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3 AND
PHYS 25113 - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
PHYS 25230 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Credit Hours: 4 AND
PHYS 25231 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MATH 17114 - General Statistics Credit Hours: 3
NANO 48314 - Nanoscale Science I Credit Hours: 4
NANO 48315 - Nanoscale Science II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 17120 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 39276 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Note:

BIOL 04106 & BIOL 04107 : This lecture/lab combination fulfills the Life Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHYS 25110 & PHYS 25111 or PHYS 25120 & PHYS 25121 : Either of these lecture/lab combinations fulfills the Physical Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

MATH 17120 : This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHIL 39276 : This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Nanoscale Biology Emphasis Required Courses (16 hours)

BIOL 04440 - Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04511 - Techniques in Biotechnology Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24344 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24345 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24562 - General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24563 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Nanoscale Biology Emphasis Elective Courses (10 hours)

Choose 10 credit hours from the following courses:

BIOL 04140 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04401 - Research: Cellular Biology Credit Hours: 1 to 3
BIOL 04444 - Immunology Credit Hours: 5
BIOL 04478 - Readings in Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 04491 - Biological Science Seminar Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24135 - Laboratory Safety Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24566 - Macromolecular Structures Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24520 - Protein Chemistry Credit Hours: 4

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Note: Students with an emphasis in Nanoscale Biology may take either the General Physics or Classical Physics sequences. Students with an emphasis in Nanoscale Chemistry or Nanoscale Physics must take the Classical Physics sequence. Please see the Academic Catalog for the prerequisites for each sequence.